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UNITED 'STATES PATENT-@Flemm-j SAMUEL VAN BANSAELAER HENDRYX, OF .FARMIN GTON, MINN., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO ANDREW FINKELSON, OF NORTHFIELD, MASS.;

DISPLAY-RACK FOR UMBRELLAS.

:sPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,487, dated october 20,1885.

Application filed May 6, 1885. Serial No. 164,617. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUELVAN RANsAEL- AER HENDRYX, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Farmington, in the county of Dakota and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks for Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to frames or racks for the display of parasols, umbrellas, walkingsticks, and similar goods in stores, &c.; and it consists in the construction and arrangement, as hereinafter shown and described.

Figure l represents a perspective view of one of the racks empty; Fig. 2, a cross-sectional elevation with a number of parasols shown arranged therein.

The rack consists of ends A A2, having feet B B2, and connected by a trough-shaped section C at the bottom and bars D D2 at the top. A short distance above the troughshaped bottom section, C', the ends A A2 are connected by bars D3 Dt, similar to the bars D D2, and in a line below them. A short distance below the bars D D2 the ends A A2 are connected by a trough-shaped section, O2. The distance between the bars D D2 and the troughshaped section Gz is about the same as the distance between the bars D3 D4 and the troughshaped bottom section, C. The bars D D2 have cross-wires c', connecting their interior sides at regular intervals, While the bars D3 and D4 have similar wires, a2, connecting their interior sides. The spaces between the wires will be about the thickness, or a little more than the thickness, of a parasol or umbrella when closed. The sides of the trough-shaped sections C and C2 will also be connected by' cross-'wires a3, the space between the latter being about one-half of the spaces between the wires a ft2, or, in other words, there will be just twice as many wires in the trough-shaped sections as there are between the bars D' and D2 and D3 and D.

' The wires in the trough-shaped sections are intended to receive the lower ends of the umbrellas or parasols E, as shown in Fig. 2, two of the parasols being thus inserted from opposite sides of the rack between each pair of the wires a c2, While the lower end of each of the parasols or umbrellas has a space to itself between each pair of the Wires a3 in the troughshaped sections. The parasols are thus held from side-play, or from being shakenv about,

and each parasol or umbrella can be removed from and replaced in its respective position without interfering with or disturbing any of the others. Thns,when a customer is purchasing a parasol or umbrella, the one selected can be removed, examined, and replaced Without 6o disturbing any of the others, or any desired number 'may be removed and, after inspection, replaced by the clerk at his pleasure. By this means the parasols, Ste., are held in a compact position, occupying very little room,

while at the same time every separate article is open to inspection.

The handle of each separate parasol, &c., is distinctly shown, and as the handle is usually the rst thing examined this is an additional advantage. v

The trough -shaped section C2 is narrower than the trough-shaped section C', to give more room for the insertion of the lower set of parasols,

&c., and avoiding the necessity of forming the bottom of the rack wider than the top. This is a very important feature of my invention, as it enables me to display the parasols, &c., in an equally advantageous manner, while occupying less room than if the two troughshaped sections were of the same width.

It is not necessary to the perfect operation of this invention that the trough-shaped sections'should be supplied with double the number of pins of the bar-sections D' D2 D3 D, as 8 5 the trough-shaped sections may be supplied with perforations in which to insert the lowerv ends of the parasols or umbrellas; or under some circumstances the trough-shaped sections might be formed entirely open, and free from all cross wires or divisions for the parasol or umbrella points; but I prefer the arrangement shown in the drawings, as it supports the goods in a much better shape than if the double set of wires were not present. 95

By this simple device the parasols are prevented from being soiled or torn by rough handling, or by the friction of one upon the other.

The goods are held in so compact a form roo that they may be easily protected from dust by simply throwing a cloth over them at night, or when the racks are not in use.

Another great advantage gained by this simple arrangement is that a large number of different styles of parasols, &c. may be displayed within a very small space merely as samples, while the main stock of goods may be kept packed away in show-cases, Sto. and free from injury by handling, dust, &c.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- A display-rack for parasols, umbrellas, and the like, consisting of ends A A, top connecting-bars, D D2, having cross-wires a between them, trough-shaped bottom section, C', intermediate trough-shaped section, C2, and inter* mediate bars, D3 D, connecting said ends between said trough-shaped sections C" C2, and having cross-wires asaidintermediate troughshaped section being narrower than said trough-shaped section C', whereby the goods supported by said bars D3 D4 and wires azwill occupy less space, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

C. N. WooDwARD, WM. S. SHANK.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 328,487. ,p

It is hereby certified that theresidence of the assignee in Letters Patent No. 328,487, granted October 20, 1885, upon the application of Samuel Van Ransaelaer Hendryx,

' for an improvement in Display Racks for Umbrellas, should have been Written and printed N orthjield., Minnesota, instead of Northeld, Massachusetts, and that the s aid Letters Patentshould be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oioe.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this 10th day of November, A. D. 1885.

H. L. MULDROW, Acting Secretary of the Interior.

[SEAL] Countersigned M. 'V. MONTGOMERY,

Commissioner of Patents. 

